Luke 1:15
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.”
οἶνος
Wine. Oinos. New wine must be put into new wineskins. The life of the Spirit cannot be contained in old structures. God is always doing something new. Be flexible enough to receive it.
μέγας
great
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μέγας
Great, large, important. Megas. A great door and effectual is opened. God opens great doors. Do not settle for small thinking about a great God. He works on a grand scale.
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κύριος
Lord,
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κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
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πνεῦμα
of the] Spirit
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πνεῦμα
Spirit, breath, wind. Pneuma. God is Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, God living inside every believer. He leads guides comforts and empowers.
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πλήθω
he will be filled
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πλήθω
to "fill" (literally or figuratively (imbue, influence, supply)); specially, to fulfil (time)
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κοιλία
the] womb
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κοιλία
a cavity, i.e. (especially) the abdomen; by implication, the matrix; figuratively, the heart
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μήτηρ
of the mother
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μήτηρ
a "mother" (literally or figuratively, immediate or remote)
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σίκερα
strong drink
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σίκερα
an intoxicant, i.e. intensely fermented liquor
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πίνω
shall he drink,
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πίνω
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
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εἰμί
He will be
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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ἔτι
even
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ἔτι
"yet," still (of time or degree)
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